Fact-U-Like of the Day 20/3/07

DID YOU KNOW that the people of Ghana enjoy bread made out of winged termites which are fried, then baked into bread? Since insects are a great source of fibre, this would probably be a tolerably healthy choice. Insects are underrated. So they say – we don’t eat anything with a proboscis.

Colour Us Surprised!

Did you know that ripe oranges are green? Or that 7-Up used to be brown? Check out this Slate article on fake food colours for more of this interesting nonsense.